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Today's Front Page News: As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit Trade ministers try for new impetus toward Doha Obama tells Mubarak: Must take 'concrete steps' Military lays out plan to implement gay ban repeal NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident Police: Wife of Army officer kills her 2 children Taco Bell takes its beef with lawsuit to public In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk Source: Sheen 911 caller said actor 'intoxicated' Hurricanes G Ward goes No. 1 in NHL All-Star draft Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit Obama: will not refight battle over healthcare law WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm Consumer spending, trade buoy U.S. economy in Q4 China rating agency blames U.S. for "credit war" Higher costs sink Ford profit, shares slide BofA banker bonuses likely down, cash portion up Companies pull hard in pricing tug-of-war Mubarak defiant as Egypt toll rises, Obama wades in Haiti to release election results Wednesday As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:03 pm PST AP - In his first response to the unrest sweeping his nation, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet Saturday and promised reforms but refused to step down, setting the stage for perhaps even heavier street battles with protesters calling for an end to his nearly 30 years in power. Full Story Top Trade ministers try for new impetus toward Doha Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:03 pm PST AP - More than two dozen senior officials from key economies will try Saturday to agree on whether to send a political signal that a new global trade deal can, at last, be completed this year. Full Story Top Obama tells Mubarak: Must take 'concrete steps' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:19 pm PST AP - Stepping up pressure on a stalwart but flawed Middle East ally, President Barack Obama said he personally told Egypt's Hosni Mubarak Friday night to take "concrete steps" to expand rights inside the Arab nation and refrain from violence against protesters flooding the streets of Cairo and other cities. The White House suggested U.S. aid could be at stake. Full Story Top Military lays out plan to implement gay ban repeal Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:34 pm PST AP - Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly will begin in February and will move quickly, senior Pentagon leaders said Friday. Full Story Top NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger accident Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:03 pm PST AP - Hundreds gathered at NASA's launch site Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, receiving words of hope from the widow of the space shuttle's commander. Full Story Top Police: Wife of Army officer kills her 2 children Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:04 pm PST AP - The wife of a military officer shot and killed her son on the way to soccer practice, then drove to their upscale home and shot her daughter in the head while she studied at her computer, police said Friday. Afterward, the woman told detectives she killed the teens for being "mouthy." Full Story Top Taco Bell takes its beef with lawsuit to public Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:02 pm PST AP - Taco Bell says a legal beef over the meat in its tacos is bull. Full Story Top In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:04 pm PST AP - An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver's fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday. Full Story Top Source: Sheen 911 caller said actor 'intoxicated' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:05 pm PST AP - Charlie Sheen was back in rehab Friday and production of his hit CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men" was on hold, one day after a 911 caller said the actor was intoxicated and in pain. Full Story Top Hurricanes G Ward goes No. 1 in NHL All-Star draft Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:18 pm PST AP - Nicklas Lidstrom's first pick in the inaugural NHL All-Star fantasy draft was his only bad one — choosing the wrong side of a flipped puck with the No. 1 selection on the line. Full Story Top Egypt wakes to devastation as Mubarak refuses to quit Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:53 pm PST Reuters - President Hosni Mubarak clung to power in Egypt on Saturday after days of popular protests against his 30-year-old rule in which at least 24 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded. Full Story Top Obama: will not refight battle over healthcare law Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:41 am PST Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday his healthcare overhaul is an important part of efforts to cut the budget deficit and insisted he will not "refight" the battle to pass the law. Full Story Top WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:11 pm PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published U.S. diplomatic and military secrets. Full Story Top Consumer spending, trade buoy U.S. economy in Q4 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:34 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. economy gathered speed in the fourth quarter to regain its pre-recession peak with a big gain in consumer spending and strong exports, removing doubts about the recovery's sustainability. Full Story Top China rating agency blames U.S. for "credit war" Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:09 pm PST Reuters - The ultra-loose monetary policy of the United States is setting the stage for "a world credit war," a Chinese rating agency said on Friday, in the latest warning against soaring debt burdens in developed economies. Full Story Top Higher costs sink Ford profit, shares slide Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:05 pm PST Reuters - Ford Motor Co's earnings fell far short of expectations on surging costs for new vehicle launches and an unexpected loss in its European business, driving its shares down more than 13 percent. Full Story Top BofA banker bonuses likely down, cash portion up Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:17 pm PST Reuters - Senior investment banking executives at Bank of America Corp will likely see as much as 80 percent of their 2010 bonuses in stock, but the cash portion will be higher than what was paid out last year, said a source familiar with the company's pay plans. Full Story Top Companies pull hard in pricing tug-of-war Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:25 pm PST Reuters - Fretful central bankers and hard-pressed consumers hoping companies will swallow rising input costs look set to be disappointed as evidence grows that prices will increase in coming months. Full Story Top Mubarak defiant as Egypt toll rises, Obama wades in Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:49 pm PST AFP - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests erupted against his regime, vowing reform but showing no sign of relaxing his decades-old grip on power. Full Story Top Haiti to release election results Wednesday Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:58 pm PST AFP - Haiti's election commission said it would announce definitive results from the first round of a disputed November vote on February 2, and set a second round for March 20. Full Story Top

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